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ERNEST S'QUART DANIELS, OF WASHINGTONQDISTRIGT OF COLUMQIA.

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To all whom it may concem: p y

Be it known that I, ERNEST STUART DAN-- IELS, a subject of the-King of Great Britain, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new andincident to careless and rough handling dur ing shipment.

has heretofore been necessary to bind the ends (or sides) of ordinary shipping boxes with metal strips or stout wire in order to hold the end (or side) pieces or sections together and prevent. splinteredpieces or portions thereof from falling out of place, allowing the boxes to collapse should'the wood crack or split as a c nsequence of the strain from roughhanuiin The object of my invention is to'provi e an improved box or packin case'structure i n which thedends (or side pieces are reinforced in such manner, as to positively hold the ends of the boxes together and prevent them from collapsing or breaking apart even though the ends (or sides) may crack or split from top-to bottom or from end to.-end.' 1

Comparative .inex'pense. of manufacture,

simplicity of design, strength and maximum durability inuse are furtherdesiderata which have been borne in. mind in the production of my improved packing box.

The invention will first be hereinafter more particularly described with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are to be taken as a part of'this specification and same together.

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then pointed out in the claims at the end of In said drawings, Fig. is a perspective view} of an end (or side) section of a packing box,-illustrating the applieation otmy invention to the ends or sawed-01f portions thereof to reinforce and positively hold the Fig. 2 is a perspective viewof a shallow packing box, one side and the top thereof 'ing the section;

such a relation between the inadvertently inserted 7 being removed to illustrate the application of my lmproved structure the vertical ends (pr sides) of the box and sections; and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of adeep packing box, the topbeing removed ,to illustrate the improved structure as applied to the horizontal ends (or sides) of the box end sections.

Referring to the drawings, in which like reference numerals are used to denote corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 denotes a packing box end section which may be made either of a single panel as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3, or of two or more panelsor pieces of planking of the same or diiiferent widths and joined together as illustrated in Fig. 1, depending upon the dimensions desired for the completed box. i

The sawed-01f or transverse ends of the panels comprising the end sections ot the box are out or provided with a marginal centrally disposed re'cessor groove 2 of sufficient depthto permit a woodenstrip 3 to be inserted lengthwise therein, where it will be held firmly in place between the marginal bifurcationsthus formed by the groove and oined with the section as an inseparable part thereof-,'the strip 3 lying within the groove with its grain running at cross angles to the grain in the panel or panels compris- In placing these strips 3 within the grooves provided in the ends (or sides) of the several sections, care should be taken that the grain of'the former will run at an angle crosswise to the grain in the latter and preferably atright angles thereto, as the salient feature and value of my improved end section structure inpreventi'ngthe sec v tion from coming apart should the wood crack or split under strain, depends upon two parts. I:E the strips 3 were within the grooves so that the grains ran correspondingly ineach they would sympathetically crack'or break apart with the panels if split under strain and the very.

purpose of my improved structure in inserting" reinforcing marginal strips within the grooves for: retaining the .panels in place under such conditions se uence.

f desired, the groove 2 and the strip 3 may be coated with a suitable glue to aswould be lost in con-- of equal length sure a tight union betweenthese parts and I end-pieces of wood an appreciable saving in lumber.

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prevent the strip from loosening as a. result of repeated use or swelling of the wood from of employing metal strips or wire to reinforcing y in and secure the ends of boxes or crates to-i gether upon completion will be largely removed.

, Having thusdescribed my invention, vgieat I claim as new and desire to secure .by ters Patent of'the United States is: 1 1. A packing case or box constructed with one of-said'end=pieces having'formed in one end'thereoi a transverse groove; extendin substantially throughout the width of sa d end piece, and. a strip of wood secured in-said groove with the grain of the strip running at an angle crosswise to the grain ofsaid end-piece.

2. A packing case or box constructed mainly'of wood and having formed in one of stri running at an P its (sides or) end-pieces a transverse groove extending substantially through the width of said end pieceanda 'strip of wood secured in said groove with the grain ofv the grainof said (side or) end.

angle crosswise 'to the '3. A packing case or box constructed with end panels of wood, said end panels having transverse marginal grooves formed in their respective end ly throughout the width of said end pieces, and a reinforcing'andstrengthenin'g strip of wood secured in each of said grooves with the grain of the strips running at angles crosswise to the grain of said end panels.

4,; A* wooden packing case or box construc dwith' wooden end sections, said end sections having marginal grooves formed in their respective transverse ends and extending substantially throughout the width of strips of wood the grain of at substantially right said end pieces, and unitin secured in said grooves w th the strips "running angles to the grain of said. end sections.

5. A packing'case or of'joined panels of equal len tion panels having correspon I transverse fgroove's formed in the ends and extending substantially throughout the width of said end pieces, and uniting strips of wood secured-in said grooves in opposite sides or ends of said end sections with the grain of-the strips- 'running'at' substantially right angles to the grain ofeach of thecpanels' in said end sections. In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses. ERNEST STUART DANIELS. .Witnesses: i

HAROLD P. WINANS,

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ing marginal box constructed with wooden end sections comprising a plurality I h, said sec-'- their respec- 40 s and extending, substantial- I i 

